Smile Hotels vs Bnei Avicha
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smile Hotels
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Features A handy audio phrasebook with useful expressions for everyday customer service (in Japanese and English) A place to save your own customized phrases so you can check and memorize them whenever you like. Repeatable activities for: building your vocabulary; speaking with customers; and improving listening, pronunciation and fluency. A range of dialogues covering basic situations and common challenges, which you can roleplay with a computerized customer. A learner profile with your best times, high scores and hours spent practicing all recorded, to keep you motivated and track your progress. Fully integrated with SMILE! textbook and customer service training program.
Bnei Avicha
Access a growing audio library of Torah teachings and Divrei Torah from Rabbi Aharon Kahn. This collection is continuously cataloged and organized for easy access.
- Extensive audio library
- Torah teachings
- Divrei Torah
- Continuously updated content
- Organized catalog
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Established by the talmidim to make available the Shiurim and Divrei Torah of Rav Aharon Kahn. The Bnei Avicha audio library is a free growing collection of shiurim from Rabbi Aharon Kahn. There are hundreds of shiurim in the library. We are cataloging and organizing these shiurim for release on an ongoing basis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smile Hotels at weekly against Bnei Avicha's every 19 months. Smile Hotels also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smile Hotels ships an update weekly, Bnei Avicha every 19 months. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Smile Hotels | Bnei Avicha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALC PRESS, INC. | Tribex Corp |
In-app purchases
Smile Hotels
No in-app purchases
Bnei Avicha
No in-app purchases
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